Brown Arts

Our Storied Health Film and Media Series

Fall 2023 — Fall 2024
FILM | PANEL
A year-long integrated media experience that illuminates the importance of our collective health and what can be done to enhance it.

An IGNITE Series Campus Project

Curated by Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo (Director, The Pandemic Center – Brown School of Public Health) and Dr. Jennifer Galvin ’95 (epidemiologist, filmmaker)

Our Storied Health Film and Media Series is a year-long integrated media experience that illuminates the importance of our collective health and what can be done to enhance it. Through film screenings, campus conversations, and how-to workshops, this series showcases the power of storytelling as a public health intervention. The Series is curated by Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Director of the Pandemic Center of the Brown School of Public Health, with epidemiologist and documentary filmmaker Dr. Jennifer Galvin ’95.

"Story is a way people come together to solve problems... At a time when there is a critical need to create and provide credible public health information, storytelling – through film, music, art and more – can be a valuable resource." Dr. Jennifer Galvin '95 (Filmmaker in Residence)

Past Film Screenings & Panels

Panel Discussion Videos

In the News

Curator Bios

Meet the curators of Our Storied Health Film and Media Series!

 

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Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH

Dr. Nuzzo is a nationally and globally recognized leader on global health security, public health preparedness and response, and health systems resilience. She regularly advises national governments and for-profit and nonprofit organizations on pandemic preparedness and response, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Fox News, Politico, The Hill, and The Boston Globe. She was featured in Debunking Borat, a television series on Amazon Prime Video, and her work was featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. She served as COVID Advisor for the Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

Dr. Jennifer Galvin, ScD, MPH

Dr. Jennifer Galvin drives societal progress by turning resources—both human and financial—into social impact. A trusted advisor to public health, environmental science, and social innovation leaders, she builds bridges across sectors to find the common pulse between research, film, entrepreneurial, and philanthropic networks. She’s known for producing human-centered projects and directing investment in people, places, and programs to elevate global health.

 

Headshot of Dr. Jennifer Galvin.

 

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Brown Arts’ IGNITE Series uplifts the spirit of artistic collaboration across Brown, Providence, the Rhode Island region, and beyond. Ignite your creative curiosity through this multi-year series of programs, activations, interventions, and investigations.